Foreign registration · Form 521

Kansas LLC Foreign Registration in Wisconsin

An LLC formed in Kansas that wants to do business in Wisconsin files Form 521, with $100 in state fees. Wisconsin asks nothing of Kansas here, not even the Certificate of Good Standing. We file it with the Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services using your Kansas records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Kansas vs Wisconsin: the paperwork

	Kansas formed here	Wisconsin registering here
Document	Kansas Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Form 521, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$7.50	$100 at order
How it is handled	Kansas: online as a PDF in your Kansas business account	Filed online with Wisconsin
Paid expedite		next-day $100, 4-hour (in person) $250, 1-hour (in person) $500
Office	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services
Official page	sos.ks.gov	dfi.wi.gov
Yearly filing	Information Report, $90, every two years	Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5), $80, every year
Due	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end	March 31
Late yearly filing	$10 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your Kansas resident agent	Our Wisconsin registered agent

From Kansas to Wisconsin, step by step

We prepare and file Form 521
It lists us as your Wisconsin registered agent, next to your Kansas name and formation date. No Kansas paperwork holds up the Wisconsin filing. Once Wisconsin approves it, the Kansas company can do business there.

Your Kansas name and Wisconsin's rules

We check your exact Kansas name against Wisconsin's records before filing.

Your Wisconsin agent and the Kansas one

Wisconsin calls it a registered agent; Kansas says resident agent. Your current resident agent stays for Kansas; ours takes Wisconsin's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Wisconsin and Kansas

Kansas wants the Information Report every two years ($90); Wisconsin wants the Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5) every year ($80). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Kansas to Wisconsin

A corporation formed in Kansas files Form 21 with Wisconsin ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50)). After that come Kansas's Business Entity Information Report and Wisconsin's Foreign Business Corporation Annual Report ($65). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Wisconsin company in Kansas

An LLC formed in Wisconsin that registers with Kansas files Form FA with $115 in state fees; no Wisconsin certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Kansas owners ask about Wisconsin

Does my Kansas company need to register in Wisconsin?

Yes, once a Kansas business operates there; Wisconsin law lists 11 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does the Wisconsin registration cost?

$299 at checkout, with nothing to pay Kansas.

Do I need Kansas's certificate of good standing?

No, Wisconsin takes Form 521 without it.

What are the yearly costs for Kansas and Wisconsin?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Kansas's report ($90, every two years) and Wisconsin's report ($80).

What if I don't register with Wisconsin?

A Kansas company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Wisconsin can add up to $97.50 for each year or part of a year.

Does Wisconsin require a registered agent?

Yes: the Kansas resident agent stays, and ours covers Wisconsin for year one.

Can I form a new Wisconsin LLC instead?

Yes, but Kansas keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Wisconsin's Annual Report (Form 5 / CORP5) ($25), and the original keeps Kansas's Information Report.

How do I withdraw from Wisconsin later?

Kansas companies leave by filing a Withdrawal of Registration of Foreign Limited Liability Company; until then, Wisconsin's report stays due alongside Kansas's filings.

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